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"X-GAMES 3D: THE MOVIE" (2009) (Documentary) (PG) Alcohol/ Drugs Blood/Gore Disrespectful/ Bad Attitude Frightening/ Tense Scenes Guns/ Weapons Minor Minor None Mild None Imitative Behavior Jump Scenes Music (Scary/Tense) Music (Inappropriate) Profanity Extreme None None None Mild Sex/ Nudity Smoking Tense Family Scenes Topics To Talk About Violence Minor None Minor Heavy Mild QUICK TAKE: Documentary: A look at the various participants and risky stunts they perform at the annual X-Games competition. PLOT: Filmmaker Steve Lawrence takes a look at some of the participants of the 14th annual X-Games competition (that took place in Los Angeles in 2008) and others from past similar events and endeavors. Among those profiled are Danny Way, Travis Pastrana, Shaun White, Ricky Carmichael, Bob Burnquist and Kyle Loza who are seen practicing and performing their various stunts on bikes, skateboards and such, all while discussing what motivates them to participate in such risky and potentially dangerous athletic behavior. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? If they're into the X-Games and the stunt-crazy sports they cover, that's a definite yes. WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG For extreme sports action and accidents. CAST AS ROLE MODELS: Everyone appears as themselves, extreme sports athletes who are quite good at what they do, but are noted as ultra-competitive risk takers who participate in potentially dangerous stunts. CAST, CREW, & TECHNICAL INFO HOW OTHERS RATED THIS MOVIE Curious if this title is entertaining, any good, and/or has any artistic merit? Then read OUR TAKE of this film. (Note: The "Our Take" review of this title examines the film's artistic merits and does not take into account any of the possibly objectionable material listed below). OUR WORD TO PARENTS: The following is a brief summary of the content found in this PG-rated documentary. What appears to be a silent F word is mouthed at one point, while a few benign religious and colorful phrases are also uttered. There are some bad crashes and wipeouts during practice and competition, but no blood is spilled. Even so, some of those moments and the extreme stunts in general might be unsettling and/or suspenseful to some viewers. Some/all of those stunts might also be enticing for kids to try to imitate. Champagne is briefly sprayed from a bottle in celebration. If you're still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may be interested in seeing it, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content. For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, there are varying amounts of handheld camera footage in the film, while a few shots are shown from the top of very tall ramps looking down, and that might create a vertigo effect for some viewers (especially when viewed on the big screen in 3D) . ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE Shaun sprays champagne celebrating a victory. BLOOD/GORE Travis jokes for a passenger to make sure they go to the bathroom before getting in a rally car with him, adding that it can be scary and that they don't want to wet the seat. DISRESPECTFUL/BAD ATTITUDE None. FRIGHTENING SCENES Some of the stunts and/or related wipeouts and such (listed under "Violence") might be unsettling for some viewers, particularly when viewed in 3-D. We see archival footage of Travis jumping out of a plane, shirtless and sans parachute (others are with him to facilitate a safe landing -- not seen). A few shots are shown from the top of very tall ramps looking down, and that might create a vertigo effect for some viewers (especially when viewed on the big screen in 3D) . GUNS/WEAPONS None. IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR Phrases: "Yeah, you nailed it," "Dude," "That sucks," "Gnarly," "With age get a cage," "Nut" (crazy person), "Perma grin," "More to say than a teenage girl with rollover minutes," "Hello, adrenaline," "It sucks," "How do you like 'dem apples?" "I've got chicken skin" and "I'm freaking out." All of the extreme sports, stunts and such might be enticing for kids to imitate (the film does begin with a disclaimer that all stunts were performed by professionals, but one bit does show young kids doing skateboard stunts down steps and a railing). Various people are seen with various tattoos, such as Kyle, Bob and others. Travis does rally car driving where he slides through turns and such on the dirt track. Travis and others do jumps in their rally cars. Travis does "donuts" in his car while celebrating. We see graffiti on some stunt equipment. We see Shaun doing snowboard stunts. JUMP SCENES None. MUSIC (SCARY/TENSE) None. MUSIC (INAPPROPRIATE) None noted , but some songs had lyrics that we couldn't fully hear and/or understand, thus presenting the possibility of the presence of something objectionable in them. PROFANITY At least what appeared to be 1 mouthed but silent "f" word and 3 uses of "Oh my God" and 1 use of "My God." SEX/NUDITY We see archival footage of Travis jumping out of a plane, shirtless and sans parachute (others are with him to facilitate a safe landing -- not seen). SMOKING None. TENSE FAMILY SCENES Danny talks of retreating into skateboarding to deal with domestic turmoil at home when he was a kid. TOPICS TO TALK ABOUT The comment that competition is hard-wired into the DNA of these participants, but the follow-up question of what if the competition is yourself. Travis commenting that his type looks at a "what if" scenario as a good rather than bad thing ("What if I make the landing?" etc.). We hear about all of the broken bones and other injuries Travis has sustained through his career. The various participants being noted as risk takers. Shaun stating that challenge is exciting and that failure is essential for one to grow. The comment that imagination and ability battle it out with gravity for such participants. The question that who needs an A in history when one can get an X (in X-Games). The comment that such participants must always evolve. The comment that the common denominator for such participants is that they can't be second. Danny talks of retreating into skateboarding to deal with domestic turmoil at home when he was a kid. The comment that one should dream of, believe in and work hard at whatever they want to accomplish. Danny continuing to participate despite being injured in two prior jumps. VIOLENCE A participant lands hard on his back during a stunt. Another performer lands hard but is okay and gets up right away. A participant makes his landing but then crashes through a barrier wall (but is okay). Another performer wrecks but is okay. We see archival footage of a bus crashing into a stopped car as part of a stunt. A rally car driven by Travis flips end over end, but he's okay. We see a brief montage of bad wipeouts during bike and skateboard stunts. A participant lands hard on a hill. Danny attempts jumping the Great Wall on a skateboard, but lands hard and breaks his ankle. However, he then does the stunt again, this time successfully. We see playback from last year of Jake completing the first part of a skateboard stunt, but then falling 50 feet down to the surface below him, hard enough to knock his shoes off. Danny completes the first part of a dangerous skateboard stunt. When he comes back down the second time, however, he clips the edge of the ramp hard, flipping him over and he lands hard on the ramp. We hear that he broke an ankle and probably more, but he comes back and does more jumps. One also goes wrong and he crashes, and the worst part is banging his helmet-covered head back hard onto the platform. He's dazed from that, but then gets up again. Reviewed August 18, 2009 / Posted August 21, 2009

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